iSCSI Protocol and Broadcom Boot Agent Software
NetXtreme
User Guide
Broadcom
®
April 2017 • 2CS57XX-CDUM514-R
Page 154
Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software
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Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment
Overview
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), Remote
Program Load (RPL), iSCSI boot, and Bootstrap Protocol (BootP). Multi-Boot Agent (MBA) is a software module
that allows your networked system to boot with the images provided by remote systems across the network. The
Broadcom MBA driver complies with the PXE 2.1 specification and is released with both monolithic and split
binary images. This provides flexibility to users in different environments where the motherboard may or may
not have built-in base code.
The MBA module operates in a client/system environment. A network consists of one or more boot systems that
provide boot images to multiple systems through the network. The Broadcom implementation of the MBA
module has been tested successfully in the following environments:
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Linux
®
Red Hat
®
PXE Server.
Broadcom PXE clients are able to remotely boot and use network
resources (NFS mount, and so forth) and to perform Linux installations. In the case of a remote boot, the
Linux universal driver binds seamlessly with the Broadcom Universal Network Driver Interface (UNDI) and
provides a network interface in the Linux remotely-booted client environment.
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Intel
®
APITEST.
The Broadcom PXE driver passes all API compliance test suites.
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Windows Deployment Service (WDS)
. Broadcom PXE client can be used to install Windows operating
systems using WDS.
Setting Up MBA in a Client Environment
Use the following procedure for add-in NICs. For LOMs, refer to your computer’s system guide.
Setting up MBA in a client environment involves the following steps:
1.
Configuring the MBA driver.
2.
Setting up the BIOS for the boot order.
Configuring the MBA Driver
This section pertains to configuring the MBA driver on add-in NIC models of the Broadcom network adapter. For
configuring the MBA driver on LOM models of the Broadcom network adapter, check your system
documentation.
Using CCM
1.
Restart your system.
2.
Press
CTRL+s
within 4 seconds after you are prompted to do so. A list of adapters displays.
a. Select the adapter to configure and press
Enter
. The Main Menu displays.
b. Select
MBA Configuration
to display the MBA Configuration menu.
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